Joseon Inspector-General chosen as an honest official under King Injo; posthumous title Chungjeong
| Life | 1562 ~ 1636 |
| Era | 조선 |
| Clan | 상산 김씨 |
Kim Deok-ham (1562-1636), courtesy name Gyeonghwa and pen name Seongong, was a Joseon official of the Sangsan Kim clan, posthumously titled Chungjeong. Son of Vice-Minister Kim Hong, he passed the extra civil exam in 1588.
During the Imjin War he raised volunteers and supplied grain; under Gwanghaegun he reached Gungisi Jeong, but was exiled to Namhae for opposing the deposition of the Queen Dowager.
After the Injo restoration he served as Jibui, Daesaseong and Daesagan, and in 1636 was chosen a Chongbaengni honest official and became Inspector-General. He died that year.
The tomb is a single mound with a table stone, incense stone, a pair of pillars and a pair of civil-official statues. The stele stands in a pavilion below the grave, with text by Song Si-yeol.
His tomb and spirit-way stele at Mugeon-ri, Jeokseong-myeon, Paju are Gyeonggi Monument No. 144 (designated 30 Oct 1993). After two reburials it was built at the present site in 1660; the stele text was written by Song Si-yeol, with seal script by Kim Su-hang and calligraphy by his great-grandson Kim Yu, erected in 1686.
He is buried with his wife of the Gyeongju Yi clan. The Sangsan Kim article lists him as younger brother of Kim Deok-gyeom and grandfather of Kim U-seok.